Trains in Odisha (Orissa):

The capital city of Odisha (Orissa) - Bhubaneshwar and the seat of Lord Jagannath - Puri are well-connected to other cities of India through a good rail network.

There are direct trains from some of the major junctions such as Delhi and Kolkata to Puri via Bhubaneswar. Located at 440 kms from Kolkata in North and 445 kms from Visakhapatnam in South Bhubaneswar is headquarter of South Eastern Railway. Bhubaneswar is a stoppage point for all express and super fast trains that also come to a halt at Puri. Direct trains are also available from Ahmedabad, Tirupati and Patna to Bhubaneshwar.

To reach Puri from South India, link trains from Khurda Road Junction can be taken. A number of trains also ply on a daily basis between Bhubaneswar to Mumbai, Hyderabad and Nagpur each.